ORCMA Chamber Music Series resumes March 24

The ORCMA Chamber Music Series continues at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at the Pollard Auditorium with the world-renown Manhattan Piano Trio. Hailed by critics as "a grand departure from the usual," the Trio has become one of the most creative and dynamic young ensembles in the U.S.. With more than 300 concerts in its first five...

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Posted Mar. 17, 2013 at 3:22 PM
Updated Mar 17, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Posted Mar. 17, 2013 at 3:22 PM
Updated Mar 17, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The ORCMA Chamber Music Series continues at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at the Pollard Auditorium with the world-renown Manhattan Piano Trio. Hailed by critics as "a grand departure from the usual," the Trio has become one of the most creative and dynamic young ensembles in the U.S.. With more than 300 concerts in its first five seasons alone, MPT was welcomed by enthusiastic audiences in over 30 states, Australia, South Africa and Italy, and in venues such as Alice Tully Hall and the Ravinia Festival. The Washington Post described the Trio as "impressive" and "outstanding," and the Sarasota Herald Tribune said: "one seldom gets to enjoy music of such a wide range of styles performed with self-effacing skill and relaxed assurance."

The Manhattan Piano Trio is an ensemble that embodies the NYC borough of its namesake: these three musicians represent very different backgrounds, but connect on a fundamental level and very much enjoy making music together. Wayne Lee, violinist, is from San Francisco; cellist Dmitry Kouzov, grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia; and Milana Strezeva, pianist, is a native of Moldova.

On the Trio's ORCMA program are Haydn's Piano Trio in E-flat (XV:30), Smetana's “From My Homeland,” and Martinu's “Variations on a Theme by Rossini.” Following Intermission, the Trio concludes with the Dvorak Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor (“Dumky”).

ORCMA is grateful to the Cyrus Feldman Memorial Trust, established by his wife Rose and their five Oak Ridge-reared children, for sponsoring this program. While Cy was an ORNL chemist, his love for opera and chamber music was pervasive, and he was a very active supporter of live music and other arts in Oak Ridge. He was always a joy to work with, and once while traveling in Spain, proudly got his hair cut in Seville. ORCMA is grateful for his legacy. This performance is also sponsored in part by funding from the Tennessee Arts Commission and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Single (reserved seating) tickets are $25 ($12 for students). More Trio information is on their website www.manhattanpianotrio.com. For additional ticket information about ORCMA concerts, call the ORCMA office at 483-5569, or visit the ORCMA Website www.orcma.org. This concert's program notes, by Becky Ball, are also on the ORCMA website.